This exciting 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Convertible is the product of an excellent frame-off restoration on a solid example and has seen just 133 miles since its completion in 2013. Collectors with an eye toward unique features will be attracted by its rare color combination that pairs beautiful Milano Maroon paint with a matching maroon interior and black convertible top. That distinctive color scheme is brilliantly enhanced by the presence of finned-aluminum knock-off wheels fitted with gold-stripe radial tires. The car boasts the ultimate carbureted small-block V-8 available in the 1965 edition of America’s Sports Car: the L76 327 CI V-8. Introduced in 1963 with a Carter 4-barrel carburetor and a factory rating of 340 HP, the L76 received a boost in performance in 1964 with the Holley 4150, a carburetor that was new to the Corvette engine lineup. Constructed with a large throttle body using four 1.563-inch venturis and fore-and-aft float bowls, it delivered a voluminous air-fuel charge that contributed, along with the 327’s high compression and solid-lifter cam, to a rating of 365 HP at 6,200 RPM and 350 lb-ft of torque at 4,000 RPM. In addition to its matching-numbers engine, 4-speed manual transmission and rear end, this example incorporates one of the most significant developments in the history of Corvette to that point in time: 4-wheel disc brakes. Critics had been demanding this feature for years, knowing it was virtually a requirement for any car possessed of the Corvette’s overall performance, a fact which Zora Arkus-Duntov was only too well aware. The delay was in Arkus-Duntov’s determination that the system developed for the Corvette be properly suited rather than an ill-conceived add-on; Corvette buyers were rewarded with outstanding stopping power thanks to Arkus-Duntov’s resolve. Offered with a photographic record of its restoration, this handsome 1965 Sting Ray Convertible will impress any astute collector.

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